Leslie Rouda Smith follows in her father's footsteps as NAR's 2022 president as turnover within the group's leadership team veered toward women for the first time since its founding in 1908
Opinion
If proclaiming your services as free is the best way for you to get business, you might be in the wrong business
Three-quarters of the National Association of Realtors' directors voted to require display of listing broker contact information on agent and broker websites
Two-thirds of the trade group's directors voted in favor of allowing brokers and agents to share buyer broker compensation on their websites
At NAR's annual conference, the four-time Olympic gold medalist said 'it's OK to not be OK'
Professional Standards Committee passes case interpretation after intense debate
After vigorous debate at the trade group's multiple listing service committee, the proposal heads to the National Association of Realtors' board of directors on Monday
A requirement to display listing firm contact information 'at least as prominently as any other contact information' was stricken from the proposal, which passed on Saturday
Trade group contends the antitrust regulator never closed its previous investigations into NAR's pocket listing and buyer broker commission rules
Trade group's outgoing president Charlie Oppler says, 'Diversity has to be our culture'
After broker feedback, indie brokerage network says its updated stance is 'neutral'
Real estate franchisor says giving the listing brokerage equal billing would cause consumer confusion
A recent survey of thousands of buyers and sellers found they overwhelmingly work with agents, even as their attitudes have shifted
Some MLSs are 'strongly opposed' to requiring the display of listing agents in addition to listing brokerages
Opinion
Read the arbitration manual. Review the questions on the arbitration worksheet. And please, stop proclaiming that simply showing a home entitles you to compensation. It doesn't work that way